A precisely observed, thoroughly modern comedy of manners, The Square revolves around Christian, a well-heeled contemporary art curator at a Stockholm museum. While preparing his new exhibit— a four-by-four-meter zone designated as a "sanctuary of trust and caring"— Christian falls prey to a pickpocketing scam, which triggers an overzealous response and then a crisis of conscience.

The most ambitious film yet by one of contemporary cinema's most incisive social satirists, Ruben Östlund's The Square premiered at Cannes, where it won the Palme d'Or. Opening this week in NYC, including a Q&A with the filmmaker at Lincoln Center's opening night on October 27th.